Caption

Ants in the feathers... Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), adult male, returning to his breeding cavity in an old beech tree after foraging, woodpecker, old trees, wildlife, native nature in Germany, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Western Europe

Date

May 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK26A95_474

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,9Mb (2,3Mb) / 16,5in x 11,0in / 4959 x 3306 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted breeding male animal deciduous tree tree Ant Insect Picid Bird wild animal incubate foraging animal behaviour animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife Europe Hymenoptera nesting hole Woodpecker nesting site male Beech Black woodpecker old nest european Fagales breeding ground adult Germany breeding burrow breeding season wildlife photography Niederrhein adult animal natural environment mature bird photography Central Europe Western europe Carpenter ant Fagaceae Stock of trees Old trees Beech tree no one animals in the wild breed search for food open air NRW fauna nest hole nesting place breeding area German Federal Republic breeding cavity breeding time Lower Rhine old animal habitat Middle Europe No People adult male Wildlife searching for food Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia breeding site Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody forage North-Rhine Westphalia breeding place FRG uninhabited hunting food empty foraging for food looking for food breedings male animals deciduous trees trees Ants Insects Picids Birds wild animals incubating animals nesting holes Woodpeckers nesting sites males Beeches Black woodpeckers nesting breeding grounds breeding burrows adult animals natural environments matures searches for food nest holes breeding areas breeding cavities breeding sites breeding places BRD incubates Europe's oldest nests breeding den breeds search of food brood den